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August 2010

August 09, 2010

The Ethics of Reality in Inception

It's not our perception of reality that matters, but the other people who live within...

August 02, 2010

Toy Story 3 and What Will Happen to Our Stuff

Toy Story 3 has something radical to say to a culture that thrives on replacing...

July 2010

July 26, 2010

Inception: Reality Is Not a Game

Inception isn't so abstract. It's not about the future. It's about the dangers we face...

July 21, 2010

Podcast #90: Inception & The "Mind-Blowing" Genre

Should Christians embrace art that challenges us to question everything?

July 19, 2010

"Inception" and the Danger of Imagination

With Inception, Christopher Nolan takes a very real stance on the morality of dreaming.

July 12, 2010

Friday Night Lights Tackles Abortion Head On

FNL provides us with a brutally honest look at how a teenager and those around...

July 06, 2010

The Last Airbender Is . . . Not a Good Movie

Was anyone else aware of this?

June 2010

June 16, 2010

My Friend, the Atheist

What do you do when you don't have the most important thing in common?

June 14, 2010

The Power of the iPad

Can technology make you better than the next guy?

June 04, 2010

Podcast #84: Spilling Oil and Banning Porn

What we can learn from BP's catastrophe, and why we love Steve Jobs.

April 2010

April 14, 2010

Podcast #80: Embracing the Documentary

It's not just something on the Discovery Channel anymore.

March 2010

March 17, 2010

Podcast #76: War is Madness, But So is March

Getting swept up in sports madness, and wondering what war is good for.

March 08, 2010

A Tea Date With Fate: Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"

Tim Burton's family friendly film is about much more than meets the eye.

March 04, 2010

'The Last Station' and the Gospel of Fluff

How Hollywood and the church can screw up a good story.

February 2010

February 24, 2010

Podcast #74: Love is Messed Up

Cupid, you're fired.

February 10, 2010

Protecting the Bible Post-Apocalyptic Style: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of The Book of Eli

There's a lot to like about The Book of Eli. Then again...

January 2010

January 29, 2010

Podcast #71: How "Chuck" "Lost" the "Assassin's Creed" While Emerging from Church

This week, we're at your mercy.

January 28, 2010

Assassin's Creed 2: Shot Through the Heart

A video game tackles religion head-on. The results are mixed.

January 27, 2010

'Up in the Air': A Meditation on Scriptedness

Why is it so hard to mean what we say?

January 22, 2010

Podcast #70: Avatar's Messiah Complex & Haiti's Tragedy

What's wrong with Avatar? What do we do about Haiti?

January 14, 2010

Looking Back: Five 2009 Video Game Moments That Give Me Hope for the Medium

At their best, video games can cause us to rethink what we know about the...

January 13, 2010

Looking Back: Film in 2009

Christ and Pop Culture's writers share the films they most loved in 2009.

December 2009

December 30, 2009

'The Road' Goes Ever On

Carissa explores the gestures of hope in The Road.

December 21, 2009

Invictus: Showcasing the Power of Leadership, Forgiveness-and Hard-hitting Rugby

Clint Eastwood's latest film demonstrates a Christ-like example of good leadership.

December 04, 2009

Why 'Precious' Is Actually Too Comforting

'Precious' is touching, but not particularly moving.

October 2009

October 30, 2009

How "Taken" Challenged My Fathering

Would you shoot a guy's wife for your daughter? Wait, what?

October 23, 2009

Podcast #64: Where Are the Wild Things, Anyway?

Who cares if it's too scary or not scary enough? "Where the Wild Things Are"...

October 19, 2009

Is 'Wild Things' Too Dark, or are Disney Films Too Light?

Your kids won't be nearly as frightened as you will be.

October 16, 2009

Podcast #63: If This Were a Western, Michael Moore Would be the Bad Guy

He could have been a contender, but Michael Moore is entirely too fast and loose...

October 14, 2009

'Bright Star,' Dim Characters

With a great romantic poet as its subject matter, you would think this film would...

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